Terry Pettit and Jordan Larson Jordan Larson started every match in the last three Olympics. During her professional career, she has won awards in international competitions as the best server, the best passer, the best defensive player, the best blocker, and the best attacker. She was the MVP in the Tokyo Olympics. She talks with Terry Pettit about her journey from Hooper, Nebraska to playing in three final fours at the University of Nebraska and becoming what Karch Kiraly has called the best female volleyball player in the history of the United States.  Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/wEFeu-hjBdQ

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Jordan Larson: On Leading Her Team to Olympic Volleyball GOLD – ITCM-023

Karch Kiraly had already won three individual Olympic Gold Medals as a competitor when he became the head coach of the USA Women's National Volleyball Team in 2012. In August, Kiraly led his team to the Gold Medal in Tokyo Olympics. Kiraly talks about his leadership group and the culture that was created that allowed the team to flourish despite several unforeseen challenges during the Olympics. Video Version https://youtu.be/rFV-Xqp8WTk  

Karch Kiraly: On Coaching USA Women’s Volleyball Team to a Gold Medal – ITCM-022

Bruce Rasmussen has been the Director of Athletics at Creighton University for close to twenty-eight years. He has hired exceptional coaches and led fundraising efforts that allowed Creighton to have some of the best basketball, volleyball, baseball, and soccer facilities in the country. But it is Bruce's servant leadership that puts the well-being of the student-athlete ahead of athletic performance that has defined his tenure at Creighton. In the interview, we make reference to the song, "Don't Let The Old Man In."  Scroll down for the video of the song. I also recited one of my poems...here is the text of it... Today We Are Losing A Teacher (from Trust and the River) by Terry Pettit Today we are losing a teacher. Today we are losing someone who taught us the difference between the light in a Renoir and the light in a Monet. Today we are losing some who taught us about the “shock of recognition” Nathaniel Hawthorne felt when he first met Herman Melville. Today we are losing someone who said there is a difference In whether you spell gray with an e or a. Today we are losing the person who taught us about the golden rectangle And why we are pleased when we see a nautilus shell or lines in just the right proportion. Today we are losing the person who introduced us to e.e. cummings and these lines from Robert Frost that begin: “One ought not to care, as much as you and I, when the birds fly round the house and seem to say goodbye.” But of course, we do care, that was his point. Today we are losing a coach. Today we are losing someone who taught us a fireman’s carry, a jab step, A summersault at the end of the pool. Today we are losing a sponsor for the letter-club, the Latin club, The student council and the band. At the University, the graduates wait with diplomas, eager to become Engineers, attorneys, entrepreneurs, and MBAs. Life awaits them with guaranteed contracts, stock options, and cars with exotic names. But who is going to teach us about why the boy in Faulkner’s short story Refuses to shoot the bear? Who is going to introduce us to language that goes crazy? Who is going to show us the innate beauty in mathematics? Who is going to tell us about Crazy Horse and Willa Cather? Who when we’ve done our best and things don’t go our way . . . Who when we’ve studied hard and don’t pass the test . . . Who when we get open in the big game, and take the last shot . . . And miss . . . Who is going to put their arm around us and tells us That everything will be OK? Today we are losing a teacher. ----- Here is the video version of the interview. https://youtu.be/JC-lsPA5GP0 https://youtu.be/yc5AWImplfE

Bruce Rasmussen: Creighton’s AD, A Conversation Before Announcing His Retirement – ITCM-021

Lexi Sun is a returning 5th year senior on the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team. The All American outside hitter talks about her journey to self-awareness, confidence, and the value of her work with Brett Haskel, a sports psychologist at the University of Nebraska, and the development of a new brand, "The Sunny Crew." Links for this episode: Lexi Sun on Instagram Sunny Crew Apparel Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/du36cWIFLwM  

Lexi Sun: On Volleyball after Covid and Developing Self-Awareness – ITCM-020

2020 AVCA National Coach of the Year Craig Skinner talks about Kentucky's preparation to win the NCAA Division I Women's volleyball championship. Craig gives insight into his game plan and why he had confidence in his team going into the championship match with the University of Texas. Note: The audio version of this podcast will show up in your feed. If you prefer video, here is the exact same interview as uploaded to YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XUbSMw-Mxw  

Craig Skinner: A Championship Season in The Year of Pandemic – ITCM-019

Salima Rockwell talks about her playing career as an All American setter with Penn State and the U.S. National Team. She also discusses her career in coaching with Texas and Penn State and becoming one of the best volleyball color analysts.

Salima Rockwell: A Journey With Courage – ITCM-018

Kelly Sheffield, is the Head Women's Volleyball Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, the team that is currently ranked number 1 in the AVCA Division 1 volleyball poll. The Badgers have started the season 10-0 but have had challenges with Covid-19 both with their own team and with their opponents. Coach Sheffield talks with Terry about the Big Ten, and the Badger prospects for the National Championship in April.

Kelly Sheffield on Mid-Season In A Pandemic – ITCM-017

Terry Pettit interviewing Tom Hilbert Tom Hilbert is the highly successful women’s volleyball coach at Colorado State University. During Coach Hilbert’s tenure, the Rams have qualified for twenty-three consecutive NCAA National championships. In his conversation with Terry, he talks about the unique challenges of coaching his least experienced team during a pandemic. When purpose and goals collide, Coach Hilbert is choosing to focus on purpose.

Tom Hilbert On Developing A Young Team – ITCM-016

Clockwise...Terry Pettit, Lori Endicott, Christy Johnson and Kelly Hunter. Lori Endicott, Christy Johnson, and Kelly Hunter are extraordinary women who played the setter position for Nebraska Volleyball. Christy and Kelly led the Huskers to National Championships and Lori was named "The Best Setter in the World" in the Barcelona Olympics. In today's podcast Terry talks with the three of them about leadership in the setter position, and what to look for when recruiting someone to be your next setter.

A Conversation with Three Setters – ITCM-015

George Lundeen, a world-class figurative sculptor from Holdrege, Nebraska works with a team of ten other sculptors to create the largest sculpture project in decades: Stations of the Cross at Cloisters on the Platte. George talks with Terry about becoming an artist and developing a team for a once in a lifetime project. Here are photos and videos of some of the sculptures mentioned in the episode. Lori Endicott in front of the volleyball sculpture on the University of Nebraska campus. Astronaut Mike Massimino in front of the Swigert sculpture at Denver International Airport. Thomas Jefferson George Lundeen's Robert Frost sculpture mentioned in this podcast episode.

George Lundeen on Sculpting a Winning Team – ITCM-0014

John Cook and Terry Pettit Talk About Coaching During a Pandemic in the first episode of our new season. In Season II, episode 1, Nebraska Head Volleyball Coach John Cook talks with Terry Pettit about coaching during COVID in the coming season.

John Cook on Coaching Through a Pandemic – ITCM 013

Ronnie D. Green became the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska on May 16, 2016. In the six years prior to that he served as the Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. In today’s podcast he describes his leadership philosophy as servant leadership that evolved before “it was cool to do so.” We talk about Black Lives Matter, the challenges of students returning to campus during Coronavirus and the role of Nebraska football to the state of Nebraska’s identity.  

Ronnie Green on Leadership During the Pandemic and more – ITCM-012

David Cook is a speaker, consultant, coach, author, and film-maker in the field of Sport and Performance Psychology. In 1995 David and Terry Pettit met at the Nebraska High School Coaches Clinic and that conversation would impact the future of Nebraska Volleyball. One way you can continue to support "Inside the Coaching Mind" is to visit terrypettit.com and consider purchasing one of his three books, "Talent and the Secret Life of Teams,"   "A Fresh Season" and "Trust and the River." Terry also presents on leadership and teambuilding to athletic departments, private businesses  and some of the most progressive organizations in the country. You can find out more about this at terrypettit.com

David Cook talks Sport Psychology with Terry Pettit – ITCM-011

UNL Coach John Cook congratulates Ogallala's Steve Morgan on his successful career. Photo from Lincoln Star-Journal. Steve Morgan coached at Ogallala High School for 45 years. During his tenure the Indians won 984 matches, three state championships and were runners-up four times. Morgan talks about becoming a high school coach after serving two years in the military where he was introduced to the game. He coached both of his daughters and his youngest, Lyndsay was his assistant for seven years. No high school volleyball coach has impacted the culture of great volleyball in rural Nebraska as much as Steve Morgan.

Steve Morgan talks with Terry Pettit about building an exceptional high school volleyball program in western Nebraska – ITCM 010

In part two of being interviewed by John Baylor, Terry Pettit talks about training leadership, and how extraordinary leadership led to Nebraska's first national championship.  He also talks about how volleyball has changed, and what we might look for in the future of the game.

Terry Pettit Talks About Leadership and How Volleyball Has Changed With John Baylor – Part 2 – ITCM-009

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